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Sessional Academic, The University of Queensland
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Director, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Professor, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland
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Professor and Head of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences; Director, The Queensland Centre for Olympic and Paralympic Studies, The University of Queensland
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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PhD, Paratexts in Genre Fiction, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland
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HERA Program Director - Health Workforce Optimisation Centre for the Business & Economics of Health, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Research Fellow in Sports Coaching, The University of Queensland
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Neil G Sipe is a Friend of The Conversation.
Honorary Professor of Planning, The University of Queensland
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Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland
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PhD student studying urban stormwater management, Environmental Engineering research group, School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland
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Research Professor in Tourism, School of Business, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, UQ School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, Sports Coaching; Affiliate, UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Queensland
